Liberal News Centre

LYMEC Bureau meets Croatian president

2010-07-21T12:17:33Z

Last weekend during their meeting in Zagreb, the LYMEC Bureau had the honour to visit the President of Croatia, Ivo Josipović. The President recieved the LYMEC delegation in his presidential palace in Zagreb. After meeting his chief political analyst, Read More......(read more)

Rocking Liverpool: LYMEC exchanges experinces about local politics

2010-07-12T16:02:30Z

From 6th to 11th July, around 25 young liberals from all over Europe met in Liverpool in the United Kingdom to discuss how local government can deliver for citizens while at the same time keeping budgets balanced. The nearly week-long seminar Liberal Read More......(read more)

LYMEC and Young Democrats for Europe discuss the future of the Euro

2010-06-28T09:34:25Z

At last weeks ALDE European Summer Academy about the Euro and Eurozone stability the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and the Young Democrats for Europe (YDE) discussed the future of the Euro as a common currency. Around 80 participants from the youth Read More......(read more)

Only an EU wide constituency guarantees truly European parliamentary elections

2010-06-11T05:11:05Z

One year after the European Parliament (EP) elections, the Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe), the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) want to remind of the necessity of reforming the electoral system Read More......(read more)

Stricten and enforce the Stability and Growth Pact!

2010-06-08T06:39:14Z

Before the meeting of the Eurogroup and the ECOFIN Council this week, the European Liberal Youth LYMEC calls for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact. LYMEC President Alexander Plahr states: The watering down of the Stability and Growth Pact and Read More......(read more)

LYMEC Bureau kicks off in Brussels

2010-05-31T14:11:09Z

The new LYMEC bureau gatered in Brussels last weekend for its first official meeting. At this occasion, the members of the bureau discussed their priorities and targets for the next two years. The leading theme for the coming year 2011 will be justice Read More......(read more)

Transatlantic data protection must be credible!

2010-05-26T07:13:49Z

Today the European commission will propose a mandate for the negotiation of a new comprehensive data protection agreement between the European Union and the United States of America. LYMEC President Alexander Plahr states: We welcome that the Commission Read More......(read more)

LYMEC welcomes EP Report on university-business dialogue: a new partnership for the modernisation of Europes universities

2010-05-25T12:16:24Z

Just a month after a LYMEC seminar on the topic of Education as a location factor, where we tackled the problems of competitiveness, flexibility and efficiency of current education systems in Europe, European Parliament adopted a resolution for the Read More......(read more)

LYMEC: No EU Tobin Tax!

2010-05-19T10:14:10Z

The European Liberal Youth LYMEC strongly critizices the idea of introducing a financial transaction or activity tax in Europe. This idea, rooted in socialist anti-globalization movements, these days is brought into the debate from different corners of Read More......(read more)

LYMEC: Deficit reduction is essential for intergenerational fairness

2010-05-18T06:51:52Z

The European Liberal Youth LYMEC calls for a sharp reduction of budget deficits in Europe as a question of justice across generations. LYMEC President Alexander Plahr comments: 'We applaud the recent decissions by the Spanish and Portugese governments Read More......(read more)

When elections affect more than only a state

2010-05-16T10:22:52Z

German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has elected a new government. Not yet, some might say, but lets take a closer look: Germanys largest federal state by inhabitants and economical power has been ruled by Social Democrats (SPD) for Read More......(read more)

LYMEC elects a new leadership in Romania

2010-05-03T08:49:42Z

Last weekend LYMEC the European liberal youth elected a new bureau during its annual congress held in Sinaia. After leading the organisation for two years and being a board member for seven years, Aloys Rigaut (Jeunes MR, Belgium) stepped down as Read More......(read more)

Young liberals discuss modern day education systems in Poznan

2010-04-14T09:41:53Z

From 7. to 11. April, around 40 young liberals from Poland and all over Europe met in the University city of Poznan to discuss about education. The four-day seminar titled Education as a location factor discussed and reflected on modern day problems Read More......(read more)

Open letter to Commissioner Malmström

2010-03-30T17:10:38Z

Dear Commissioner Malmström, Dear Cecilia. we are writing you regarding your recently published proposals for a directive to block access to websites that show images of child abuse. While we fully support you in your fight against this cruel and loathsome Read More......(read more)

European Citizens' Initiative: Keep it simple and accessible!

2010-03-28T08:48:26Z

The Treaty of Lisbon adds a whole new dimension of participatory democracy to the European Union next to that of representative democracy. The European Citizens Initiative (ECI) enables one million citizens from a range of countries to come together Read More......(read more)